Knockin
Knockin | |
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Knockin's MERLIN Radio Telescope | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 282 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ330223 |
• London | 150 miles SE |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Oswestry |
Postcode district | SY10 |
Dialling code | 01691 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Knockin (
History
The former name of Knockin was Cnukyn.
The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[5] The tornado later moved over Oswestry, causing further damage.
In 1990 a large part of the village was designated a historical conservation area by Shropshire Council,[6] and it is home to a number of listed buildings.
Knockin Castle
All that remains of
Church
The parish church of St Mary was founded by Ralph Le Strange between 1182 and 1195 as a chapel for the castle. It has a Norman chancel, nave and north aisle but the building was heavily restored in 1846. Its graveyard was consecrated in 1817; before then at least some burials took place at Kinnerley.[8] It contains CWGC-registered war graves of two officers and two soldiers of the British Army of World War I.[9] Inside the church are several war-related memorials: a Roll of Honour for World War I and separate Rolls of Duty for both World Wars on wooden boards, a brass cross on marble plaque in the chancel to Captain Orlando F.C. Bridgeman of the 2nd Dragoon Guards who died while returning from active service in India in 1858, and stained glass window at the west end to Captain Edward William Walker of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers who was killed in action in Palestine in 1917.[10]
Radio telescope
One of the
Sport
Knockin is the home of Knockin and Kinnerley Cricket Club. Established as a club in 1862 the club field four league teams, two mid-week teams, junior teams from under 9's to under 15's in addition to ladies and girls-only teams. In June 2018 the club was awarded the
Transport
Knockin is served by the number 576 bus between Oswestry and Shrewsbury.[14]
Notable residents
Vice-Admiral Charles Orlando Bridgeman (1791-1860) lived at Knockin Hall at time of his death.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Google (17 January 2020). "Knockin" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "A Vision Of Britain Through Time: Knockin". University of Portsmouth and others. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Knockin". www.northshropshire.co.uk. North Shropshire Tourism. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ "Knockin Conservation Area" (PDF). www.shropshire.gov.uk. Shropshire Council. 10 April 1990.
- ^ "Knockin Castle". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "About the Parish". St Mary's Church, Knockin. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- ISBN 978-1-909644-11-3.
- ^ "The Multi-Telescope-Radio-Linked-Interferometer-Network (MERLIN)". University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "The Multi-Telescope-Radio-Linked-Interferometer". University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Winners of the 2018 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service announced". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Tooley, David (9 November 2022). "Coach company takes over key north Shropshire bus route previously run by Arriva". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Search for Bridgeman 1860 at probatesearch.service.gov.uk, accessed 28 August 2015